From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Worldview, and Soil Moisture Visualizer guide users in making the most of permafrost data.
| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Airborne L- and P- band SAR, Alaska, 2017, Ver. 3 | 3 | GULFSTREAM 1000 (695A) | UAVSAR | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 |
N: 71.5212 S: 57.8294 E: -110.418 W: -166.733 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness Derived from Airborne L- and P-band SAR, Alaska, 2017 | 2 | UAV | UAVSAR | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 |
N: 71.5212 S: 57.8298 E: -110.419 W: -166.046 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Northern and Mid-Latitude Soil Database, Version 1, R1 | 2 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 71.4 S: 50.9 E: -129.3 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| A Concise Experiment Plan for the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment | 1.1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 81.6086 S: 39.415 E: -66.9178 W: -176.125 |
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| ABoVE: Thaw Depth at Selected Unburned and Burned Sites Across Alaska | 1.0 | FIELD SURVEYS | PROBES | 2016-08-09 to 2018-08-28 |
N: 68.9911 S: 61.27 E: -146.558 W: -163.239 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Discovering Data at a Regional Level Booklets | 1 | LANDSAT-7, SATELLITES, Airplane, FIELD SURVEYS | ETM+, MODIS, S-SAR, P-SAR, GPS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SURVEYING TOOLS | 2014-01-01 to 2025-12-31 |
N: 73.9893 S: 42.98 E: -35.5078 W: -172.617 |
multiple | |
| Impacts of Permafrost Degradation on Nitrous Oxide Emissions | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1969-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 83 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV | |
| GeoCryoAI: Ensemble Learning and the Permafrost Carbon Feedback in Alaska, 1963-2022 | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1960-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 54 E: -134.776 W: -170 |
TAR | |
| Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska | 1 | COMPUTERS, ALOS | Computer, PALSAR | 2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17 |
N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287 |
multiple | |
| Gridded Winter Soil CO2 Flux Estimates for pan-Arctic and Boreal Regions, 2003-2100 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1993-01-01 to 2100-11-30 |
N: 89.979 S: -84.6916 E: 179.896 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Pre-ABoVE: Ground-penetrating Radar Measurements of ALT on the Alaska North Slope | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | GPR, GPS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 2014-08-10 to 2014-08-15 |
N: 69.15 S: 68.4 E: -148.7 W: -149.5 |
CSV | |
| Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Spectral Reflectance and Ancillary Data, Tundra Transect, North Slope, AK, 2000-2022 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 2000-06-30 to 2022-08-08 |
N: 71.3221 S: 71.322 E: -156.602 W: -156.604 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TE-20 Soils Data over the NSA-MSA and Tower Sites in Vector Format | 1 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 56.06 S: 55.73 E: -98.09 W: -98.79 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon and Flux Data of NSA-MSA in Raster Format | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1937-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS TE-20 Soils Data over the NSA-MSA and Tower Sites in Raster Format | 1 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.94 S: 55.87 E: -98.27 W: -98.68 |
multiple | |
| LBA Regional Hydrographic Data, 1-Degree, Release 2.2 (Cogley) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 1990-01-01 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 Hydrographic Data, 1-Deg, Release 2.2 (Cogley) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 1990-01-01 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| Soil Matric Potential, Dielectric, and Physical Properties, Arctic Alaska, 2018 | 1 | LABORATORY | DIELECTRIC PROBE | 2018-08-21 to 2018-08-27 |
N: 69.8124 S: 62.6973 E: -141.142 W: -149.306 |
CSV | |
| Sentinel-1A Single Look Complex Product | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1A Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1A Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1A Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1A Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1A Level 0 Product | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) platform measures surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw state. These direct measurements can be analyzed to learn more about permafrost distributions.
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